text_original: Or a tiny, shiny spangle may lead as unerringly to a certain evening gown of a certain grande dame, as a grain of rice in a hat brim proves a bride, or straws in the hair, a farmer. But these things must have some sort of a subtly indicative 264 THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MYSTERY STORY interest. Nobody wants to read of a dead leaf fallen from a tree, merely to prove that it is autumn. And so it is the author's work to provide clues that lead to something, and that pique the reader into endeavoring to find out for him  self what it is.
text_transcription: OR A TINY SHINY SPANGLE MAY LEAD AS UNERRINGLY TO A CERTAIN EVENING GOWN OF A CERTAIN GRAND DUMB AS A GRAIN OF RICE IN A HAT BRIM PROVES A BRIDE OR STRAWS IN THE HAIR A FARMER BUT THESE THINGS MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF A SUBTLY INDICATIVE INTEREST NOBODY WANTS TO READ OF A DEAD LEAF FALLEN FROM A TREE MERELY TO PROVE THAT IT IS AUTUMN AND SO IT IS THE AUTHOR'S WORK TO PROVIDE CLUES THAT LEAD TO SOMETHING AND THAT PIQUE THE READER INTO ENDEAVORING TO FIND OUT FOR HIMSELF WHAT IT IS
phonemes: ɔːɹ ɐ tˈaɪni, ʃˈaɪni spˈæŋɡəl mˈeɪ lˈiːd æz ʌnˈɛɹɪŋli tʊ ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈiːvnɪŋ ɡˈaʊn əvə sˈɜːʔn̩ ɡɹˈænd dˈeɪm, æz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪn ʌv ɹˈaɪs ɪn ɐ hˈæt bɹˈɪm pɹˈuːvz ɐ bɹˈaɪd, ɔːɹ stɹˈɔːz ɪnðə hˈɛɹ, ɐ fˈɑːɹmɚ. bˌʌt ðiːz θˈɪŋz mˈʌstɐv sˌʌm sˈɔːɹt əvə sˈʌɾəli ɪndˈɪkətˌɪv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈɔːɹ ðə tɛknˈiːk ʌvðə mˈɪstɚɹi stˈɔːɹi ˈɪntɹɛst. nˈoʊbɑːdi wˈɔnts tə ɹˈiːd əvə dˈɛd lˈiːf fˈɔːlən fɹʌm ɐ tɹˈiː, mˈɪɹli tə pɹˈuːv ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz ˈɔːɾʌm. ænd sˌoʊ ɪɾ ɪz ðɪ ˈɔːθɚz wˈɜːk tə pɹəvˈaɪd klˈuːz ðæt lˈiːd tə sˈʌmθɪŋ, ænd ðæt pˈiːk ðə ɹˈiːdɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ɛndˈɛvɚɹɪŋ tə fˈaɪnd ˈaʊt fɔːɹ hˌɪm sˈɛlf wʌt ɪɾ ˈɪz.